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Lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo of denying student loans to young immigrants
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
A lawsuit filed Monday accuses banking giant Wells Fargo of illegally denying student loans to young immigrants who are protected from deportation and allowed to work and study in the U.S. under a program created by former President Obama. * * * The young immigrants are in the country illegally but have Social Security …
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Demandan a Wells Fargo por negar créditos a inmigrantes
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
El banco Wells Fargo fue acusado en una demanda federal de negar ilegalmente préstamos de estudiante a inmigrantes jóvenes que están amparados de la deportación y tienen permiso para trabajar y estudiar en Estados Unidos gracias a un programa instituido por el expresidente Barack Obama. Wells Fargo dijo en un comunicado que le decepcionaba que …
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‘Dreamer’ student sues Wells Fargo for discrimination
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
A college student and a Latino civil rights group sued Wells Fargo & Co. in federal court in San Francisco for allegedly denying student loans to young immigrants who have deportation deferments. The lawsuit claims the bank “outright refuses to extend loans to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.” It charges that …
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MALDEF Sues Wells Fargo Over Loans to DACA Students
Jan 30, 2017/Media Coverage
A Latino legal and civil rights organization is suing one of the nation’s biggest lenders, alleging it denied loans to qualified applicants based on their immigration status. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and the law firm Outten & Golden LLP filed the federal lawsuit against Wells Fargo. In a press release announcing the …
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